Latrop (Schmallenberg) Explained

Latrop
Type:Stadtteil
Town:Schmallenberg
Coordinates:51.1122°N 8.3261°W
State:NRW
Region:Arnsberg
District:Hochsauerlandkreis
Elevation:430
Population:176
Stand:2021-12-31

Latrop is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the High Sauerland District in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The village has 176 inhabitants[1] and lies in the south of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 430 m. The river Latrop flows through the village. Latrop borders on the villages of Grafschaft, Störmecke, Schanze, Jagdhaus, Waidmannsruh and Fleckenberg.

In 1257 a Johannes von Latroph was named for the first time in a document. The village used to belong to the municipality of Grafschaft in Amt Schmallenberg until the end of 1974.[2]

Latrop was awarded gold for its beauty in the national competition “Our village has a future”.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.schmallenberg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Stadtinfo/2021_12_31_Einwohnerzahlen.pdf Schmallenberg.de: Inhabitants
  2. [Federal Statistical Office of Germany|Statistisches Bundesamt]